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The total Swedish debt in securities declined by SEK 49 billion to SEK 7 499 billion in July. The reduction was chiefly caused by a weakening of the USD against the SEK, which meant that the value of Swedish debt in USD fell by SEK 54 billion. Another explanation for the reduction is the maturity of securities denominated in EUR and GBP and the weakening of the EUR against the SEK.

The inflation rate according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 2.2 percent in July 2017, up from 1.7 percent in June. The Swedish Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.5 percent from June to July 2017. In the corresponding period last year, the CPI increased by 0.1 percent.

Production in the business sector increased by 0.4 percent in seasonally adjusted figures in June compared with May. Compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, production in the business sector increased by 6.2 percent in calendar-adjusted figures.

Household consumption did not change in seasonally adjusted figures between May and June. During the last three-month period, consumption increased by 1.0 percent in seasonally adjusted figures compared with the previous three-month period. Household consumption increased by 2.4 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures in June 2017 compared with June 2016.

Service production increased by 0.2 percent in June 2017 compared with May in seasonally adjusted figures. Service production increased by 3.7 percent in volume and working day adjusted figures in June 2017 compared with the same month of the previous year.

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Progress in Sweden and in the world can be measured using statistics. Without reliable data, it is impossible to know whether we meet the goals of sustainable development.
“Statistics are needed to provide an overview of the current situation and thereby stake out a path for the future,” says Viveka Palm at Statistics Sweden.

Migration to Sweden has been significant in recent years and has contributed to an increased population. Statistics Sweden has estimated how the population would have looked like if we did not have any immigration or emigration since 1970. Population growth would have come to a standstill and we would have had a higher proportion of elderly persons.

In 2014, 43 500 foreign citizens received Swedish citizenship. This is a decrease of 13 percent compared to the previous year. However, the number of foreign citizens in Sweden increased during the year, and on New Year's Eve 740 000 persons from nearly 200 countries were in Sweden.